2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Round 4 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series | |||
 Circuit de Catalunya | |||
| Location | |||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 12 May 2012 | ||
| Laps | 37 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 James Calado | Lotus GP | |
| Time | 1:30.655 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | |
| Second |
James Calado | Lotus GP | |
| Third |
 Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | |
| Time | 1:35.200 (on lap 21) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 13 May 2012 | ||
| Laps | 25 (26 scheduled) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Luiz Razia | Arden International | |
| Second |
 Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | |
| Third |
 Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | |
| Time | 1:34.343 (on lap 7) | ||
The 2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a
2012 GP2 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix
.
After qualifying down in fifth place, the GP2 feature race was won by Giedo van der Garde, with reverse pole man Luiz Razia taking the win at the sprint race.
Classification
Qualifying
Feature race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde
|
Caterham Racing | 37 | 1:00:22.966 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2 | 9 | James Calado
|
Lotus GP | 37 | +0.878 | 1 | 22 (18+4) | |
| 3 | 14 | Stefano Coletti
|
Scuderia Coloni | 37 | +3.811 | 8 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi
|
DAMS | 37 | +11.859 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon
|
Racing Engineering | 37 | +15.795 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 | Fabio Onidi
|
Scuderia Coloni | 37 | +19.379 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 26 | Max Chilton
|
Carlin
|
37 | +19.768 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | 23 | Luiz Razia
|
Arden International | 37 | +20.072 | 13 | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer
|
iSport International | 37 | +27.624 | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Lotus GP | 37 | +36.653 | 11 | 3 (1+2) | |
| 11 | 4 | Felipe Nasr
|
DAMS | 37 | +45.264 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 5 |  Fabio Leimer
|
Racing Engineering | 37 | +46.534 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 7 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
iSport International | 37 | +47.087 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 25 | Nigel Melker
|
Ocean Racing Technology | 37 | +47.356 | 12 | ||
| 15 | 11 |  Rodolfo González
|
Caterham Racing | 37 | +53.555 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 27 |  Rio Haryanto
|
Carlin
|
37 | +1:00.879 | 24 | ||
| 17 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani
|
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 37 | +1:06.737 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr.
|
Barwa Addax Team
|
37 | +1:11.199 | 15 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Victor Guerin
|
Ocean Racing Technology | 37 | +1:11.397 | 21 | ||
| 20 | 2 |  Josef Král
|
Barwa Addax Team
|
37 | +1:14.871 | 16 | ||
| 21 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi
|
Trident Racing
|
37 | +1:15.821 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 21 | Tom Dillmann
|
Rapax | 37 | +1:20.031 | 18 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Simon Trummer
|
Arden International | 37 | +1:20.382 | 19 | ||
| 24 | 17 |  Julián Leal
|
Trident Racing
|
37 | +1:28.989 | 23 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli
|
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 36 | +1 lap | 26 | ||
| Ret | 20 |  Ricardo Teixeira
|
Rapax | 8 | Retired | 25 | ||
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 1:35.200 (lap 21)
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| Source:[3] | ||||||||
Sprint race
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (11 May 2012). "James Calado takes pole position for Lotus GP in GP2 qualifying at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "van der Garde takes Barcelona GP2 victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (13 May 2012). "Luiz Razia wins for Arden in GP2 sprint race at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 May 2012.